Up to 240 new jobs could be on their way to a village near Derby if plans to build office blocks at a business park on a former farm are given the go-ahead.

Bowler Adams LLP, which owns Badger Farm Business Park, in Willowpit Lane, on the outskirts of Hilton, has applied to South Derbyshire District Council to build a pair of two-storey office buildings at the site.

According to the plans, the two buildings will be identical - with each property providing almost 2,000 sq metres of office space.

Each property would also be served by 65 parking spaces, plus 10 cycle spaces.

The plans state that Bowler Adams wants the new buildings because it needs the extra space to meet demand.

The new offices would be built to the south of the existing office buildings at Badger Farm (Image: google)

Planning documents submitted by Beckett Jackson Thompson Architects, on behalf of Bowler Adams, it said: “Being unable to satisfy demand Bowler Adams is applying to provide additional accommodation on site, which will be able to work in conjunction with their existing building.

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“The new offices will provide accommodation for up to 240 office-based staff, providing both full-time and part time jobs to the local community.”

The plans state that the new office blocks will be designed to match the existing office buildings at the site.

The application states that the proposed buildings would match those already on site (Image: Derby Telegraph)

Back in 2008, permission was granted on appeal for an egg packing station at Badger Farm.

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However, that development was never built. The height of that building was 9.6 metres.

According to the office plans, the buildings will be lower in height, reducing their visual impact.

This architects' drawing shows where the new office building would be built (Image: Beckett Jackson Thompson Architects)

The plans state: “The proposed buildings are to enable the expansion of an existing business in its provision of flexible office accommodation, adjacent to and integrally serviced by the existing facility, and constructed on land in the ownership of the existing business.

“All these factors directly shape the nature and commercial viability of the proposal.”

Badger Farm Business Park is already home to a number of businesses.

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Last year, national multi-technical services provider SPIE UK moved out of Derby to a new 4,500 sq ft office at Badger Farm.

Bowler Adams started developing the land following the sale of John Bowler Eggs. Now named Bowler Eggs, the firm rents an 8,000 sq ft building at Badger Farm along with another company, Noble Energy (formerly Bowler Energy).

Today, Bowler Adams has a diverse portfolio of work in residential, commercial and agricultural land, alongside farming, an app business, renewable energy and finance.